National Wear Red Day is Feb. 1

Published 3:19 pm, Friday, April 22, 2016

Friday, Feb. 1, is National Wear Red Day - a day when Americans nationwide will take women's health to heart by wearing red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. Although significant progress has been made in increasing awareness among women from 34 percent in 2000 to 57 percent in 2006-most women fail to make the connection between risk factors and their personal risk of developing heart disease.

National Wear Red Day is an annual event conducted on the first Friday in February. On this day, women and men across the country will wear red to unite in the national movement to give women a personal and urgent wake-up call about their risk of heart disease. Everyone can participate by showing off a favorite red dress, shirt, or tie, or by wearing the Red Dress Pin (available at www.hearttruth.gov). Join this national effort by wearing red on Feb. 1, and encourage your family, friends, and co-workers to do the same.

Locally, Huron Medical Center is hosting a free American Heart Association CPR AED class on Saturday, Feb. 2, to show support for women's heart disease awareness. You must register to attend, and you must wear something red. Register early as space is limited by calling (989) 269-2883.